Two enumerators pass countless hurdles to reach frontier villages

Khagendra Karki and Lokendra Ter chase a treacherous trail abandoned for long in the call of their duty to count Nepalis living in the country’s north-western corner.

Until November 18, Khagendra Karki, assistant district census officer of Darchula, was waiting for an entry pass from the local Indian authority for him and his colleagues to travel to Chhangru and Tinkar.